Christmas break was pretty stinking fun! I was unsure how it would go with everyone home for so long because sometimes by the end of a simple weekend I am ready to lose it, but it actually went great. I know that Eric getting off of work most of the time and Hannah being here had a huge impact. It turned out fun and we are so happy Hannah got to stay with us! All the kids were really sad when Hannah had to go back to New York.
One day trip to Sea World where we met up with Kevin, April and their kids. Little Karli was a champ! It was quite cold but it made for a fun day.
Enjoying some hot chocolate!
Bike riding at their school! The girls thought it was pretty cool to be up at school when no one else was there over break.
Monsters Inc. in 3-D. The kids, especially Colt, love this movie so they had a great time. We went to movie tavern so they got to eat a meal while they watched, it doesn't get much better! Ellie didn't sit well but luckily it was pretty empty in the theater.
Hannah and I did some cooking and whipped up some of Grandma's spaghetti sauce, yummm. Ellie enjoyed it too.
New Year's Eve. Out to dinner for Chinese food. Do you see how I got stuck next to Colt and Ellie at dinner, totally not fair Eric!
Our little New Year's Eve party. We had some munchie food and Rachel said this was the best night ever because she could eat whatever she wanted without asking. Eric took them to get some balloons, party hats and noise makers and they thought it was the best party! So easy to please right now.
The kids were so excited for fireworks. Colt just couldn't wait and kept saying he wanted to spend all his money on fireworks. He would run up and get his wallet and take his money and say he was ready to go get fire works. Another line was "I need have another Christmas so I get more money so I get more fireworks." He's got the bug already.
It had been raining on and off all day and we didn't know if we would get to actually do the fire works but Eric had quite the dedication and he put on a show for them! And they all loved it, one of the best parts of the week!
The kids didn't get to stay up to see the ball drop but they didn't care, they had a great night! Happy New Year!
Eric got himself a little treat for the new year, a jeep! It is older and used but he has really liked getting to order stuff and fix it up. It looks pretty good now and they kids can't get enough of it, especially Rae!
Helping dad clean the jeep up.
Ellie enjoying the leftovers! Life as #4! Love you kid! Love all you kids, what a fun vacation! Now back to reality and going nuts again!
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